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Unemployment bill dealt Senate defeat
AP/YahooNews ^ | 6/16/10

Posted on 06/16/2010 8:51:14 AM PDT by Kartographer

Republicans and a dozen Democratic defectors in the Senate have dealt a defeat to President Barack Obama just days after he pressed Congress to renew pieces of last year's economic bill.

After coming out on the losing end of a 52-45 test vote, Obama's Democratic allies have been forced back to the drawing board in their efforts to extend unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless and provide $24 billion in aid to cash-strapped state governments.

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To: xzins

I’ve always said the only thing keeping blood from running in the streets is welfare and extended unemployment benefits.

Folks aren’t feeling the real pain but soon will...


61 posted on 06/16/2010 9:49:59 AM PDT by TSgt (We will always be prepared, so we may always be free. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: OCCASparky

Ignoring the fact that companies are not going to hire anyone until the health care debacle is clearly defined. And there’s the matter of taxes and which ones will be extended and which taxes will be increased.

It is unfair to be blaming the unemployed for this disaster.


62 posted on 06/16/2010 9:51:52 AM PDT by Carley (For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
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To: Kartographer; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; genetic homophobe; ...
RE :”WASHINGTON – Republicans and a dozen Democratic defectors in the Senate dealt a defeat to President Barack Obama Wednesday, just days after he pressed Congress to renew pieces of last year's economic stimulus bill. A catchall measure combining jobless aid for the long-term unemployed, aid to cash-strapped state governments and the renewal of dozens of popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals failed to muster even a majority in a test vote, much less the 60 votes that would be required to defeat a GOP filibuster. Now, Obama’s Democratic allies have been forced back to the drawing board in their efforts to pass the measure, which also would protect doctors from a looming cut in Medicare payments and raise taxes on investment fund managers. A new, scaled back version of the measure is likely to be revealed Wednesday afternoon.

Remember the good old days when Obama would say he wanted something and it would get passed like the original stimulus??? Looks like he has lost control.

63 posted on 06/16/2010 9:52:18 AM PDT by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
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To: Sacajaweau
Dems wising up??

Yep. November is coming... ;-)

64 posted on 06/16/2010 9:52:40 AM PDT by nutmeg (You didn't "misspeak", Mr. Blumenthal... you LIED)
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To: ETL

The dems are supposed to be for the jobless, but they added so much taxes and spending to an unemployment bill, they made it impossible for even their fellow dems to vote for it.


65 posted on 06/16/2010 9:53:56 AM PDT by ground_fog
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To: Stentor
I suppose I should defer to you on this but it's difficult given the level of hatred you see at street level. These folks don't care about isms.

The "street thuggery" is largely driven and encouraged by left-wing notions of "social injustice". They are brainwashed from an early age that they, as the 'victims', are justified in striking out against their 'oppressors'. The left promotes this hatred and contempt for American society.

66 posted on 06/16/2010 9:57:33 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Hilarious!


67 posted on 06/16/2010 9:57:45 AM PDT by 1035rep
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To: Kartographer

Hey, Obama, extending benefits is a bandaid on a gusher. PLUG THE HOLE. You have done SQUAT on the economy.


68 posted on 06/16/2010 10:08:32 AM PDT by NonValueAdded ("The real death threat is their legislation" Rush Limbaugh, 3/25/10)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

69 posted on 06/16/2010 10:08:51 AM PDT by WakeUpAndVote (Prunes.)
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To: xzins
What’s the end game? What is he trying to accomplish? Revolution? Aid to a foreign power (Islam? Communism?) Martial law and dictatorship?

That last one would be his Waterloo! Push comes to shove and Martial law gets declared, and 'Bama would find out quick-time whose side the US Military is on!

70 posted on 06/16/2010 10:17:13 AM PDT by Don Carlos (Dont tell mom I'm running for congress. She thinks I still play piano in a whorehouse.)
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To: Kartographer
Republicans and a dozen Democratic defectors

I assume that means the GOP hung together. Notice when a RAT goes against the messiah they are "DEFECTORS".
71 posted on 06/16/2010 10:20:10 AM PDT by Cheerio (Barack Hussein 0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway
I miss Cheney.
72 posted on 06/16/2010 10:21:00 AM PDT by Cheerio (Barack Hussein 0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Sacajaweau

No. Don’t every think that.


73 posted on 06/16/2010 10:21:11 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: CPT Clay
Not politically expedient to extend unemployment benefits or MORE than 99 weeks.

Oh what the hell. 99's a stupid number. Move it up to 104 weeks - an even two years.

74 posted on 06/16/2010 10:23:38 AM PDT by nina0113
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To: CommieCutter
I thought Obama was supposed to pay for my gas?

And your mortgage, but he was only going to help you if you helped him. I suspect most people on FR will not be getting help from His Majesty.

75 posted on 06/16/2010 10:27:14 AM PDT by nina0113
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To: Kartographer; All

Ruh-roh ... looks like Obama's stash is starting to run out.

How's Obama gonna BRIBE his supporters if he doesn't have the $$ to redistribute to them?

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76 posted on 06/16/2010 10:28:00 AM PDT by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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To: nina0113
Oh what the hell. 99's a stupid number. Move it up to 104 weeks - an even two years.

Again, the bill currently being considered (HR 4213) does NOT add weeks beyond the 99 max. It just moves the eligibility date for receiving benefits to Nov 2010. It is for folks who haven't yet used up their 99 weeks.

77 posted on 06/16/2010 10:30:50 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: JDW11235
With all due respect, we’ve been doing that too ourselves DECADES before Obama came to Power. Not to say he hasn’t expedited the process...exponentially...

Shhh... not supposed to say that...it might mess up the Ponzi scheme.

78 posted on 06/16/2010 10:32:58 AM PDT by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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To: Kartographer
Socialism sucks when you run out of other peoples' money.
79 posted on 06/16/2010 10:37:12 AM PDT by Gabrial (The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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To: ETL

That part was posted further down. 99’s still a stupid number. What is it, “two years, less one month, shalt thou be paid benefits”? Two years is a nice logical number. It’s too long, but it’s logical.


80 posted on 06/16/2010 10:37:32 AM PDT by nina0113
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